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Verbs
Grade Seven
Types
of
Verbs
Action Verbs
Action
verbs
show
action!
Ex. running
Ex. thinking
Action Verbs
Some action verbs
are visible.
That means that
you can see
the action
that is happening.
Ex. reading
Ex. dancing
Action Verbs
Some action verbs
are mental actions.
This means
we can not see
the action happening.
You’ll notice that no
pictures are appearing.
That’s because mental
actions can not be seen!
Linking Verbs
Linking verbs
connect things
together.
They connect
the subject
of the sentence
to a noun
or adjective
that comes
after the linking verb.
Ex. The man is a doctor.
Linking Verbs
There are eight linking verbs!
be
being
was
been
is
were
am
are
Verbs of Condition
Verbs of condition
work like linking verbs.
Verbs of condition
connect things
together.
They connect
the subject
of the sentence
to a noun
or adjective
that comes
after the verb of condition.
The coffee seems hot.
Verbs of Condition
There are thirteen verbs of condition.
sound
remain
feel
become
taste
stay
seem
appear
grow
continue
smell
turn
look
Helping Verbs
Helping verbs
work with the
main verb
of the sentence.
They “help” them.
Helping verbs
and main verbs
work together
to form
verb phrases.
Examples of Verb Phrases
is practicing
Helping Verbs
There are twenty-three helping verbs. It
helps to learn them in groups.
be
am
is
are
was
were
being
been
could
would
should
have
has
had
will
shall
do
did
does
may
might
must
can
Transitive Verbs
• Transitive verbs take an action from a doer
of the action to a receiver of the action.
Ex. Mary threw the ball.
(The action of throwing passes from
Mary to the ball.)
Ex. I ate soup.
(The action of eating passes from the
person to the soup.)
Transitive Verbs
• Transitive verbs could have a direct object.
If so, the sentence is written in active
voice.
*Remember, a direct object is found by:
1. Find the action verb
2. Ask “who?” of “what?” after it.
V
DO
Ex. I gave a gift.
Transitive Verbs
• Transitive verbs can also appear in
sentences written in passive voice.
Passive voice means the doer is not the
subject of the sentence. Passive voice is
not used in effective writing.
Ex. The gift was given by me.
Intransitive Verbs
• Intransitive verbs have a doer of the
action, but nothing receives the action.
Ex. I ran quickly.
(The action of running has someone
doing the action, but nothing is being
run, There is no receiver.)
Intransitive Verbs
• Intransitive verbs are followed by adverbs,
prepositional phrases, or nothing at all.
Adv
Ex. I swam quickly.
prep. phrase
Ex. I swam under the water.
Ex. I swam.
This completes the review
of verbs.
Additional review can be
done in the review folders
housed in 106 and the
library.